When it comes to the 2024 election, there are a couple of points made, one for Republicans

and one for Democrats. Let's start with the point for Democrats. Celebrities are not going to save

you. I know that Democrats seem to believe that leveraging celebrity in favor of their best

political candidates magically raises them to victory. They're thinking back to a time when Marilyn

Monroe was singing, happy birthday Mr. President to the President Jewish Stubbing, JFK. They're thinking back to a time when Marilyn Monroe was singing happy birthday Mr. President to the President Jewish Stubbing, JFK. They're thinking back to a time

during the 1990s when Bill Clinton was playing saxophone on late-night TV. They're thinking back

to a time when celebrity mattered an awful lot more than it does right now. And they've tried

this before. Trying to drag a lackluster candidate over the finish line with celebrity tends not to work.

But when you are a desperate candidate, you have to take desperate measures, which is why the New York Times is reporting today that President Biden is trying to pump energy into his reelect bid, kicking off what is likely to be an ugly dispiriting and historically long slog to November between two unpopular candidates.

Apparently,

he has now sent two of his most trusted White House operatives to take the helm of his re-elected campaign in Wilmington, Delaware. Other Biden aides are drafting wish lists of potential

surrogates, including elected officials, social media influencers, and the endorsement of their

wildest dreams, the global superstar Taylor Swift. Oh yes,

they are resorting to the Swifties this early. That is not a good sign for your campaign.

When you are starting to target Taylor Swift as like if she endorses, oh my God, that's going to

change everything. So first of all, we should point out. Taylor Swift did in fact endorse Joe Biden

for president in 2020.

It didn't really move the needle all that much because she's just a very famous pop star.

And very famous pop stars endorsing people doesn't tend to move the needle all that much. Thank God.

Now, there are some polls that suggest that actually a fifth of voters are likely to back the candidate endorsed by the singer.

There's a poll conducted by Redfield and Wilton Strategies for Newsweek, and it found that

18% of voters say they are more likely or significantly more likely to vote for a candidate

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